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Wastewater pumping station

Wastewater pumping stations

In wastewater transport, pumping stations are designed to collect and transport wastewater to a point of higher elevation. Pumping stations are also known as lift stations.

A pumping station is typically designed to handle wastewater that is fed from underground gravity pipelines and stored in an underground pit, or wet well. The wet well is equipped with electrical instrumentation to detect the level of wastewater present. When the wastewater level rises to a predetermined level, the pumping station commences operation: A pump starts to lift the wastewater upwards through a pressurised pipe system that discharges the wastewater into a gravity manhole. Here, the cycle starts again until the wastewater reaches its destination – usually a wastewater treatment plant.

In the event of high water flows into the well (for example during peak flow periods and wet weather) additional pumps will start in parallel.

Prefabricated pumping stations

Prefabricated pumping stations can be designed by customers online. This means that you get a wastewater pumping station to suit your specific needs. Prefabricated pumping stations can handle all sorts of wastewater: from effluent, drainage and sewage from domestic, commercial, municipal and industrial properties to surface water from highways and roads.

Generally, prefabricated pumping stations are used in two main types of sewer systems:

Pressurised sewer systems: A pressurised sewer system is ideal for sparsely populated areas and areas where ground conditions make gravity installations too expensive. The wastewater pumping station is fitted with efficient and reliable grinder pumps to prevent clogging in the small-diameter pipes or hoses typically found in these systems.

Gravitational sewer systems: Prefabricated pumping stations are used as lift stations in traditional gravitational sewer systems as a cost-efficient, environmentally friendly and highly reliable alternative to expensive concrete solutions – both in new-build and in refurbishment projects.

PREFABRICATED PUMPING STATIONS FROM GRUNDFOS LIVE UP TO THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS